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Longmont police: Man's attempt to break into car was legit, but he was wanted

Posted:
08/22/2014 11:40:39 AM MDT

Updated:
08/22/2014 11:45:35 AM MDT

Police investigating a Thursday morning report that a man was acting suspiciously and was trying to use a hanger to get into a car in a parking lot on the 1800 block of Main Street. Police said the man told them the vehicle belonged to a friend who had locked the keys inside. That checked out, police said, but the 51-year-old man was arrested after a computer check showed he was wanted on warrants for having failed to appear in court on charges of trespassing and urinating in public.

Police arrested an 18-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man suspected of illegally entering two motor vehicles on the 5000 block of Fox Hill Drive and attempting to enter a third on the 6000 block of Fox Hill Drive early Thursday morning. Police said they located the two suspects in the 800 block of Fox Hill Drive after they were seen leaving the area where the attempted car break-in was reported to have occurred.

A 16-year-old boy who was allegedly seen trespassing on the Skyline High School campus on Thursday afternoon was taken to the Boulder County Juvenile Detention Center after police ascertained that the boy, a dropout who no longer attended the school, was wanted on a warrant for having failed to appear in court on another charge.

A business on the 1800 block of Industrial Circle reported a theft on Thursday. Police said there's a known suspect and that the case has been referred to the Patrol Division for follow-up.

Police took aWednesday report from a 53-year-old man on the 300 block of Main Street who said he'd been harassed by another man, age 58. The victim said he wanted the case documented but did not want to file charges, and police said the case is "exceptionally closed."

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Police arrested a man suspected of attempted burglary Wednesday night after responding to a report of a disturbance on the 1500 block of Main Street.

A 15-year-old boy was referred to the restorative justice program Wednesday after police investigated a report of a theft on the 300 block of Southridge Place.

The Longmont Fire Department responded Tuesday to a report of an arson fire in a Dumpster on the 1900 block of Meadow Drive. Police said the fire was quickly extinguished and that the case is closed because of a lack of suspects.

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